Kanji

漠

漠

vague, obscure, desert, wide

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バク

Nanori (Name Reading)

とう, ひろ

Common Readings

バク

Example sentences

砂漠 さばく
サハラ砂漠は世界で最も広い砂漠の一つです。

The Sahara Desert is one of the world's largest deserts.

生き延びる いきのびる
彼は砂漠で一週間も生き延びることができた。

He was able to survive for as long as a week in the desert.

漠然 ばくぜん
将来に対して漠然とした不安を抱いている。

I have a vague sense of anxiety about the future.

砂漠化 さばくか
気候変動により、アフリカの一部で砂漠化が進んでいる。

Desertification is progressing in parts of Africa due to climate change.

植林 しょくりん
砂漠化を防ぐために、ボランティア団体が植林活動を行っている。

Volunteer groups are carrying out tree-planting activities to prevent desertification.

広漠 こうばく
広漠とした砂漠が目の前に広がっていた

A vast desert spread out before my eyes.

漠 ばく
彼の将来は漠としている

His future is vague.

Example Vocabulary

砂漠

さばく

desert

漠然

ばくぜん

vague; obscure; hazy

茫漠

ぼうばく

砂漠化

さばくか

desertification

サハラ砂漠

サハラさばく

広漠

こうばく

vast; boundless

沙漠

さばく

漠

ばく

vague; obscure; vast

空漠

くうばく

索漠

さくばく

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